frustration Friday

In case you haven't heard, the U.S. (at least when I write this) hasn't raised its debt ceiling as it's done  . . . well, forever.  This is kind of bad, when you realize we can default on our loans, crash the credit-worthiness of our country, screw up the bond market, etc.  You can go and do a quick search on the web to get the idea of what's going on.

Of course when you default on your debts, you get into trouble.  Countries get in trouble economically as well.  Yet, if you also follow the news, some politicians and pundits figure this is a good thing.  Yeah.  I know.

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I've done my part to help you out here.  I remember when I was young like you, full of ambition, so nerdy I could be a comic character, and glad to take advantage of a booming economy.  You are truly like me except the economy we've handed you is a turd-filled smoking ruin of lies and deceit.

I'm sorry about that.  Believe me I don't think I played any part in it I'm willing to admit in public.  There's no apology for the people who did the damage – most of them should be driven from public office, pulpits, talk shows, and universities, if not in jail.  It sucks and I wish you were in a  better economic state.

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Debt ceilings, green power, the future of the US economy or the world.  These are important issues to discuss, for our future lies in our ability to make the right choices about our economy – on all grounds.

Sadly, we're denied the important ability to honestly call people idiots.

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